diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e43b0f98..a0f3a019 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,11 @@
 .DS_Store
+# Virtual environments
+venv/
+.venv/
+env/
+.env/
+ENV/
+
+# Python cache files
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
diff --git a/front-end/views/hashtag.mjs b/front-end/views/hashtag.mjs
index 7b7e9969..22740844 100644
--- a/front-end/views/hashtag.mjs
+++ b/front-end/views/hashtag.mjs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {renderOne, renderEach, destroy} from "../lib/render.mjs";
+import { renderOne, renderEach, destroy } from "../lib/render.mjs";
 import {
   state,
   apiService,
@@ -7,17 +7,19 @@ import {
   getTimelineContainer,
   getHeadingContainer,
 } from "../index.mjs";
-import {createLogin, handleLogin} from "../components/login.mjs";
-import {createLogout, handleLogout} from "../components/logout.mjs";
-import {createBloom} from "../components/bloom.mjs";
-import {createHeading} from "../components/heading.mjs";
+import { createLogin, handleLogin } from "../components/login.mjs";
+import { createLogout, handleLogout } from "../components/logout.mjs";
+import { createBloom } from "../components/bloom.mjs";
+import { createHeading } from "../components/heading.mjs";
 
 // Hashtag view: show all tweets containing this tag
 
 function hashtagView(hashtag) {
   destroy();
 
-  apiService.getBloomsByHashtag(hashtag);
+  if (hashtag !== state.currentHashtag) {
+    apiService.getBloomsByHashtag(hashtag);
+  }
 
   renderOne(
     state.isLoggedIn,
@@ -52,4 +54,4 @@ function hashtagView(hashtag) {
   );
 }
 
-export {hashtagView};
+export { hashtagView };